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The Renault Master is the 2026 Auto Express Large Van of the Year, with the Ford Transit and Stellantis large vans commended

The Ford Transit Custom is the 2026 Auto Express Mid-size Van of the Year, with the Stellantis medium vans and Volkswagen Transporter commended

The Kia PV5 Cargo is the 2026 Auto Express Small Van of the Year, with the Renault Kangoo and the Stellantis range of small vans commended

The Kia PV5 Cargo is the 2026 Auto Express Electric Van of the Year, with the Ford E-Transit Custom and Ford Explorer Commercial commended

The Audi A5 is the 2026 Auto Express Premium Hybrid Car of the Year with the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes CLA commended

The MG HS is the 2026 Auto Express Affordable Hybrid Car of the Year, with the Dacia Jogger and Toyota Yaris commended

The BMW iX3 is the 2026 Auto Express Premium Electric Car of the Year, with the Mercedes CLA and Volvo XC60 commended

The Nissan Leaf is the 2026 Auto Express Affordable Electric Car of the Year, with the Citroen e-C5 Aircross and MG 4 Urban commended

The Porsche 911 is the 2026 Auto Express Performance Car of the Year, with the Ferrari Amalfi and Hyundai Ioniq 6 N commended

The Mazda MX-5 is the 2026 Auto Express Convertible of the Year, with the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante and MINI Convertible commended

The BMW 2 Series is the 2026 Auto Express Coupe of the Year, with the Ford Mustang and Honda Prelude commended

The Range Rover Sport is the 2026 Auto Express Large Premium SUV of the Year, with the Land Rover Defender and Porsche Cayenne commended

The Skoda Kodiaq is the Auto Express 2026 Large SUV of the Year with the Hyundai Santa Fe and Volkswagen Tayron commended

The Audi Q3 is the Auto Express 2026 Small Premium SUV of the Year with the MINI Countryman and Volkswagen T-Roc commended

The Audi A6 e-tron is the 2026 Auto Express Large Company Car of the Year, with the BMW i5 and Volkswagen ID.7 commended

The Mercedes CLA is the 2026 Auto Express Mid-size Company Car of the Year with the BMW iX3 and Tesla Model 3 commended

The Nissan Leaf is the 2026 Auto Express Small Company Car of the Year, with the Kia EV3 and MG4 Urban commended

The Skoda Superb Estate is the 2026 Auto Express Estate Car of the Year with the Audi A5 Avant and Toyota Corolla Touring Sports commended

The Kia PV5 Passenger is the 2026 Auto Express Family Car of the Year, with the Dacia Jogger and Skoda Octavia commended

All the winners and highly commended cars at the 2026 Auto Express New Car Awards.

A look back at previous winners of the Auto Express New Car Awards

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